Attachment for dust-pans.



No. 737,688. PATENTE SEPT; 1, 1903.

E. s. WHEELER. ATTACHMENT FOR DUST FANS.

APPLIGATION PILED'OOT. 25. 1902,

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented September 1, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

EDGAR S. \VHEELER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN-MENTS, TO GARRETT A. CLEMENT, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

ATTACHMENT FOR DUST-FANS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 737,688, datedSeptember 1, 1903. A Application filed October 25, 1902. Serial No.128,720. (No model.)

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR S. TVHEELER, a citizen of the United States,residing at .Detroit, in the county of WVayne, State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inAttachments for Dust-Pansreadily placed upon the pan and in which the arrangement is such as toprevent the dust from leaving the pan after it has been swept therein,to protect the edge of the pan from becoming warped or bent and maintainit perfectly in contact with the floor, and to add to the generalefficiency and stability of the pan.

The above object is attained by the device illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in whicha Figure 1 is a perspective view of adustpan provided with my improved attachment. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view through the bottom of the pan and through the attachmentin position thereon. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the attachmentremoved from the pan. Fig. 4 is an exaggerated sectional view throughthe bottom of the pan and the attachment.

Referring to the characters of reference, 1 designates an ordinarydust-pan having a bottom 2 and the vertical sides 3, all of which may beof any suitable construction.

The attachment comprises a strip of spring sheet metal which is foldedover longitudinally at an acute angle, as at at, the folded portionextending rearwardly at the requisite inclination, as shown at 5, andthe rear edge of said folded portion being bent downwardly so as tostand in a vertical position, as shown at 6. The attachment is so formedthat the lower edge of the folded portion 6 will stand close to theupper surface of the horizontal portion 7, so that when placed upon thepan the bottom of the pan may be forced between.

said vertical portion and said horizontal portion and said attachmentheld in place by the spring of the metal, which will cause said parts toforcibly bind upon the bottom of the pan.

It will be understood that when the attachment is placed upon theforward edge of the pan the inclined portion 5 will lie between theraised sides 3, whereby the attachment is held against lateral movement,while the forward edge 8 of the pan is crowded into the angle 4, formedby folding the metal upon itself to produce the rearwardly-inclinedporti0n5. The bottom of the horizontal part 7 extends along the bottomof the pan beyond the point where the vertical portion 6 engages theupper surface thereof, whereby the attachment is held firmly in place.When in position upon the pan, a shoulder 9 is formed, which rises abovethe pans bottom and extends transversely of the pan between the sides 3,serving to retain within the pan all dust and dirt which may be swepttherein over the inclined forward portion 5. angle 4, where the metal ofthe attachment is folded, may be sharply formed so as to allow the dirtto be easily swept into the pan, while the sides 3, which rise above theinclined portion on either side, confine the dirt until it passes theshoulder 9. It will be seen that the folded portion of the metal formingthe attachment embraces the front edge of the pan, thereby strengtheningsaid edge and preventing it from becoming bent or warped. The characterof the attachment is such that it may be readily slipped onto the pan,when desired, or easily and quickly removed. By shaping the attachmentto correspond with the various shapes of pans uponthe market it may bemade to fit upon any of the pans in common use. When placed upon apan,the retaining-shoulder 9 prevents the broom from dragging the dirt outof the pan when once it has been swept therein and retains the dirtsecurely in the pan until it is ready to be emptied.

\Vhile I have shown herein the preferred The form of applying myattachable device, I do not Wish to be limited to the specificconstruction shown, as other means of applying my attachabledust-retaining shoulder may be employed without departing from thespirit of my invention.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A removable attachment for dust-pans consisting of a strip of sheetmetal folded longitudinally at an acute angle so as to form a horizontalport-ion and an inclined portion extending thereover, said inclinedportion being folded downward into a vertical portion whose lower edgestands adjacent said horizontal portion.

2. The combination with a dust-pan; of a removable attachment thereforconsisting of a separate strip of sheet metal folded longitudinally atan acute angle so as to form a horizontal portion adapted to passbeneath the front edge of the dust-pan and an inclined portion adaptedto pass above the same, said acute angle friction-ally and removablyclamping said front edge of the dustpan, and a shoulder formed on theinclined portion.

3. The combination with a dust-pan; of a removable attachment thereforconsisting of a strip of sheet metal folded longitudinally so as to forma horizontal portion adapted to pass beneath the front edge of thedust-pan and an inclined portion adapted to pass above the same and ofless width than the horizontal portion, the inclined portion beingfolded downward into an upright shoulder between whose lower edge andthe upper face of said horizontal portion the bottom of the dust-pan isclamped.

4. The combination with a dust-pan; of a removable attachment thereforconsisting of a strip of sheet metal folded longitudinally at an acuteangle so as to form a horizontal portion adapted to pass beneath thefront edge of the dust-pan and an inclined portion adapted to pass abovethe same, said acute angle frictionally clamping said front edge of thedust -pan, the inclined portion being folded downward into an uprightshoulder between whose lower edge and the upper face of said horizontalportion the bottom of the dust-pan is additionally clamped.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

EDGAR S. WHEELER.

Witnesses:

M. O. PooLE, O. G. WRIGHT.

